Great Lakes Boats
Ice breaking – 1928
Another old photo today. This one dates to 1928, again from the Detroit News or Detroit Times archives. The caption on the back of this one reads as follows: Str. LaSalle breaking its way through ice to the Windsor dock, 1-15-28. Taken from Str. Cadillac A neat view of the old ferry bashing its way through the ice. Interesting to see the backside... »
Wilfred Sykes
I came across this photo at a local antique store last week. There is nothing to ID the date by, but I would guesstimate late 1950's - early 1960's. According to the Boatnerd Bible, she was built in 1949 by the American Shipbuilding Co. at Lorain, Ohio. At only 678 ft., she's not one of the biggest ships, and was... »
S.S. Tashmoo
An old photo of the SS Tashmoo, from version 1.0 of International Metropolis. Launched in 1900, she sailed the river and the lakes until June 18, 1936, when she struck a submerged rock in the river, and limped towards Amherstburg, where she made it to a dock, before sinking in 18 feet of water. The Detroit News, has a good... »
Scrapping All Around…
The end is coming for one local landmark, and the end is now confirmed to have come and gone for another... First up are a series of three photos from Darren, who sent along yesterday's progress on the scrapping of the Ford Casting Plant. Comparing it to the last set of photos, they are really making progress... The big stacks are now... »
Better Late Than Never…
For some reason I failed to mention this earlier, but a very belated congratulations is in order to my friend Wade Streeter, who's photo of the elegant Edward L Ryerson graces the cover of the 2007 edition of "Know Your Ships". Know your ships is the Boatnerd Bible. It gives you all the info on those Great Lakes Ships and... »
